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The British Insurance Car Security Awards
The annual British Insurance Car Security Awards (BICSA) are presented to winners of various categories from city cars/superminis right through to luxury models, so there's something here for every type of motorist. Motorists can be confident that all cars that qualified for consideration of an award offer good levels of security. Full details of this and previous years' awards, together with the New Vehicle Security Ratings (NVSR) scheme on which they are based, can be found at www.thatcham.org.
Title: The British Insurance Car Security Awards
Author: Home Office
Number of pages: 8
Date published: July 2006
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When referring to the awards listings, motorists will need to be aware that:
some of the variants in a model range did not satisfy the selection criteria. In some cases only one variant in a range was eligible for an award, so do be particularly careful when deciding which car to buy;
only those cars available at the end of April 2006 were considered for an award. It is possible that since then the model has been superseded by one with a different security specification;
some winners or candidates from previous years may still be in production but were not considered for an award in subsequent years because manufacturers introduced lower specifications – so be particularly careful of the year of production.
The British Insurance Car Security Awards are organised by the insurance industry as represented by the Association of British Insurers, Lloyd's Market Association and Thatcham, and are endorsed by the Home Office, Department for Transport, AA Motoring Trust, Advanced Automotive Glazing Manufacturers Association and other organisations interested in improving car security.
CITY CAR/SUPERMINI |
1st |
Citroën C3 Exclusive |
2nd |
Volkswagen Polo SE |
3rd |
Skoda Fabia Elegance |
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SMALL FAMILY CAR |
1st |
Citroën C4 Exclusive |
2nd |
Ford Focus Ghia and Titanium |
3rd |
Audi A3
Volkswagen Golf (except S)
Volkswagen Golf Plus (except S)
Mazda 3
Renault Megane Dynamique and Privilege
BMW 1 Series
Seat Leon |
|
FAMILY CAR |
1st |
Peugeot 407 Executive |
2nd |
Citroën C5 Exclusive |
3rd |
Volkswagen Jetta |
4th |
Volkswagen Passat (2006 MY) |
5th |
Toyota Avensis saloon
Volvo S40/V50
Mazda 6
Subaru Legacy
Honda Accord saloon Type S and 2.0/2.4 Executive
Skoda Octavia
Nissan Primera SVE and T Spec
Toyota Prius
Toyota Avensis hatchback
Seat Toledo
Honda Accord Tourer Type S and 2.0/2.4 Executive
Renault Laguna (except Expression)
Peugeot 407 (except Executive)
Vauxhall Vectra
Volkswagen Passat (2005 MY)
Citroën C5 (except Exclusive)
Toyota Avensis estate |
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COMPACT EXECUTIVE CAR |
1st |
Lexus IS |
2nd |
Jaguar X Type |
3rd |
BMW 3 Series |
4th |
Audi A4
Saab 9-3 (except i and linear)
Alfa Romeo 159
Cadillac BLS
Volvo S60/V70/XC70 (except S60R and V70R)
Saab 9-3 i and linear
Skoda Superb (except Elegance V6) |
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COMPACT MPV
|
1st |
Mazda 5 |
2nd |
Ford Focus C-MAX Ghia
Renault Scenic Dynamique and Privilege
Volkswagen Touran Sport and SE
Seat Altea
Volkswagen Touran S
Audi A2
Honda FR-V |
|
LARGE MPV |
1st |
Renault Espace (except Authentique) |
|
CONVERTIBLE/ROADSTER (INCLUDING CABRIOLET) |
1st |
Volvo C70 |
2nd |
Mazda MX-5 |
3rd |
Saab 9-3 Convertible |
|
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PERFORMANCE CAR (INCLUDING COUPE, HOT HATCH AND SUPER)
|
1st |
Peugeot 407 Coupe |
2nd |
Citroën C4 VTS |
3rd |
Porsche 911 Carrera
BMW 3 Series M Sport
Audi S4
Nissan 350Z Coupe
Ford Mondeo ST220
Citroën C2 VTR/VTS
Citroën C3 VTR
Volkswagen Golf GTI/R32
Audi TT Coupe
Skoda Octavia vRS
Alfa Romeo Brera
Subaru Impreza WRX
Vauxhall Astra SRI
Mazda RX-8
Toyota Celica (except Style) |
|
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COMPACT 4X4
|
1st |
Nissan X-Trail |
2nd |
Subaru Forester |
3rd |
Toyota RAV4 |
4th |
Jeep Cherokee
Honda CRV Executive and Sport |
|
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LARGE 4X4
|
1st |
Volkswagen Touareg |
2nd |
Toyota Landcruiser
Nissan Murano
Porsche Cayenne (except V6)
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Lexus RX
Volvo XC90
Nissan Pathfinder
Land Rover Range Rover
Land Rover Discovery
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Commander |
|
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EXECUTIVE CAR
|
1st |
Audi A6 saloon |
2nd |
Lexus GS
Jaguar S Type
Audi A6 Avant
Cadillac CTS
BMW 5 Series (except 530iSE and M Sport)
Renault Vel Satis
Volvo S80 (2005 MY)
Vauxhall Signum
Saab 9-5 estate auto (except HOT Aero )
Saab 9-5 manual (except HOT Aero ) |
|
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LUXURY CAR
|
1st |
Mercedes-Benz S-Class |
2nd |
Audi A8 |
3rd |
Volkswagen Phaeton 3.2 V6 and 6.0 W12 4Motion |
4th |
Lexus LS |
5th |
Daimler Super Eight
Jaguar XJ Series (except XJ8 3.5 V8)
BMW 7 Series |
|
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MANUFACTURER
|
1st |
Audi UK – A2, A3, A4 (except cabriolet), A6/Allroad 4X4, A8 and TT (except roadster) |
2nd |
Mazda Motors UK Ltd – 3, 5, 6, MX-5, RX-8 |
3rd |
Volvo Car UK Ltd – S40/V50, S60/V70/XC70(except S60R/V70R), C70, XC90, S80
Volkswagen UK – Jetta, Passat, Touran, Touareg
Toyota (GB) PLC – Prius, Avensis, RAV4, Landcruiser
Lexus (GB) Ltd – IS, RX, GS, LS
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd – 350Z (except convertible),
X-Trail, Murano, Pathfinder |
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Last update: 26 July 2006
